Biplab Sarkar

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Senior Vice President of Engineering at People Interactive

Mumbai Metropolitan Region, India

Overview

Biplab Sarkar is a technology leader with over 15 years of experience, currently serving as the Senior Vice President of Engineering at People Interactive (Shaadi. com). He specializes in building large-scale platforms using AWS and microservices. A graduate of IIT Roorkee, colleagues describe him as a co-operative and helpful manager.

Beyond his professional role, Biplab is a passionate technology and food enthusiast. He is driven by a deep curiosity to understand how things work and how science and technology are evolving for future generations. This passion for deciphering complex systems extends from his work into his personal interests.

Unique fact: He has a proven track record of building entire technology teams and platforms completely from the ground up at multiple companies, including ZEE5 and GORB.

Personality Overview

Not Easily Convinced

Systematic

Cautious & Analytical

They prefer to do thorough analysis of any situation.  They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.

Topics They Care About

Building Scalable Platforms
His career focus at ZEE5 and People Interactive has been on architecting and building next-generation platforms for massive user bases.
DevOps for Growth
He was a featured panelist at the DevOps Conclave, discussing how DevOps practices contribute directly to business growth and success.
Microservice Architecture
He lists expertise in microservices as a core skill, essential for developing the large-scale, resilient platforms he manages.

Media Appearances

Biplab Sarkar - Senior Vice President Of Engineering at People Interactive. Featured in TheOrg.com

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Work History

8-2022
Senior Vice President of Engineering at People Interactive
8-2018 - 7-2022
Chief Architect at Zee5 - OTT | Digital Media at ZEE5
9-2016 - 11-2019
Head Of Technology of LivingFoodz (at Esselgroup) - OTT | Digital Media at GORB and LivingFoodz
9-2016 - 9-2017
Head - Technology of GORB (at Esselgroup) - FoodTech | E-Commerce | Microservices at GORB and LivingFoodz
2015 - 2016
Sr. Engineering Manager | EdTech | E-commerce | Microservices at WizIQ

Education

2000 - 2004
B Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Education details unavailable from Kendriya Vidyalaya

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Exp : 21 Location : Mumbai Metropolitan Region, India Job Level : Leadership Designation : Senior Vice President of Engineering at People Interactive
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Insights For Selling To Biplab

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question
  • Emphasize on objective proof of ROI, help them do a thorough evaluation
  • Keep some extra margin in hand as they will likely negotiate the pricing

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Avoid rushing them, be polite and patient
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Biplab is

  • Confidence that the product provides ROI, effective pricing and process adherence matter the most to them.

  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Biplab

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Biplab move?

  • They can move at a reasonable pace while making their decisions if they have the necessary information.

  • Can Biplab take some risk or not?

  • They can take some risk if they are confident that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


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